What is wrong with this Cichlid?

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:( sorry man, good looking fish.
 

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Looks pretty far gone, I'd try the Epsom salt bath; if that fails I'd be prepared for the worst.

If it broken spine, which is unlikely; that can happen if the fish swims straight into the glass or other object most commonly.
 

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think as a last resort I go to a full spectrum treatment, polyguard my first choice with a MB dip.
 

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if going to euthanize, clove bath, and after fish sleepy time a few Alka seltzer.
 
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